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Chico, CA vs Oceanside, CA

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- Oceanside is 0% more densely populated than Chico.
- People are 38.4% more likely to be married in Oceanside.
- The Median Age is 6.8 years older in Oceanside.
 Chico, CAOceanside, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock174,461329,725,481
 Female Population51.0%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.138.4
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 Population - 201089,049  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock161,029285,036,114
 Population - 199040,079  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock8.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now156.7%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,230.093.4
 Land Area33.5  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.9264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Chico, CAOceanside, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.1%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.8%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock3.2%3.9%
 Age 18 to 208.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock5.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3415.2%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.1%12.9%
 Age 45 to 549.5%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock6.6%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.1%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock8.5%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock1.9%1.9%
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 Race
 Chico, CAOceanside, CAUnited States
 White68.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock4.4%12.2%
 Asian4.8%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.3%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.4%0.4%
 Two or More Races4.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock37.8%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Chico, CAOceanside, CAUnited States
 Married Population37.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock49.7%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.8%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock48.7%50.2%
 Never Married48.2%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.1%10.8%
 Widowed4.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.862.60
 Households41,787  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock41,75080,755,759
     Married couple, w/children27.9%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock44.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households19,586  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock13.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.8%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Chico    31 Reviews

Chico is imperfect like most places, but it's still good. Any and all of it's issues proceed from it's main fault of growing increasingly liberal, which is to be  More

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Over 3 years ago

Chico's decent. I've been living here for ~5 years now. Eveen though my brother loves Chico and would like to stay, I would like to leave. I have no issues with crime or  More

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I was born in Oroville and I grew up in Oroville and Biggs. I have heard all my life about crime in chico. Well I have lived in Chico near Chapman for almost 10 years  More

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Reviews for Oceanside    20 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in here since 1988, left in 1995 and came back in 2005. I will always love Oceanside. You have to come check it out. It has changed so drastically and there  More

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Over 7 years ago

from oceanside ca love the city always love the beach life u can't get anywhere else yes... it has been cleaned up and welcomes people from all over . I miss my  More

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Moved to O'Side Nov 1988 (Lived there from 78 thru 79 prior to moving back in 88). 78-1979 was a Fun, Good, Relaxing Time to Live in O'Side- Low Crime Rate, Low  More

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